Active Usage of Mobile Health Applications: Cross-sectional Study

Wang, Yang; Wu, Tailai

doi:10.2196/25330

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“…Furthermore, studies demonstrated a positive effect of food intake recording on the awareness of food quality and quantity [39]. This is in line with previous research indicating that perceived app utility and personalization positively affect the continuance usage intention [39][40][41]. Participant's feedback suggests that the personalized dietary recommendations tended to being more effective than the generic recommendations, at least in providing nutrition knowledge and support for targeted dietary adjustments tailored to an individual and his/her FFQ-derived food preferences.…”

Section: Comparison With Prior Worksupporting

confidence: 86%

The Assessment of a Personalized Nutrition Tool (eNutri) in Germany: Pilot Study on Usability Metrics and Users’ Experiences

Kaiser¹,

Stelzl²,

Finglas³

et al. 2022

JMIR Form Res

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Background To address the epidemic burden of diet-related diseases, adequate dietary intake assessments are needed to determine the actual nutrition intake of a population. In this context, the eNutri web app has been developed, providing online automated personalized dietary advice, based on nutritional information recorded via an integrated and validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Originally developed for a British population and their dietary habits, the eNutri tool has specifically been adapted to the German population, taking into account national eating habits and dietary recommendations. Objective The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the system usability and users’ experience and feedback on the eNutri app in a small-scale preliminary study. The secondary aim is to investigate the efficacy of personalized nutrition (PN) recommendations versus general dietary advice in altering eating habits. Methods The app was piloted for 4 weeks by 106 participants from across Germany divided into a PN group and a control group. The groups differed according to the degree of personalization of dietary recommendations obtained. Results An overall System Usability Scale (SUS) score of 78.4 (SD 12.2) was yielded, indicating an above average user experience. Mean completion time of the FFQ was 26.7 minutes (SD 10.6 minutes). Across subgroups (age, sex, device screen sizes) no differences in SUS or completion time were found, indicating an equal performance for all users independent of the assigned experimental group. Participants’ feedback highlighted the need for more personalized dietary advice for controls, while personalized nutritional recommendations improved the awareness of healthy eating behavior. Further improvements to the eNutri app were suggested by the app users. Conclusions In total, the eNutri app has proven to be a suitable instrument to capture the dietary habits of a German population sample. Regarding functionality, system usability, and handling, direct user feedback was quite positive. Nutritional advice given was rated ambivalent, pointing to several weaknesses in the eNutri app, minimizing the system’s full potential. A higher level of personalization within nutritional advice subjectively improved the app’s usability. The insights gained will be used as a basis to further develop and improve this digital diet assessment tool.

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Section: Comparison With Prior Worksupporting

confidence: 86%

The Assessment of a Personalized Nutrition Tool (eNutri) in Germany: Pilot Study on Usability Metrics and Users’ Experiences

Kaiser¹,

Stelzl²,

Finglas³

et al. 2022

JMIR Form Res

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“…More than 2.5 billion individuals will own smartphones by the year 2019, and by 2017, more than 50% of them will have mobile health applications installed 10. More than 60% of people in the USA use digital devices and mobile health apps to manage their health 11. In China, the most popular mobile health applications had over 10.5 million active users as of January 2020 12.…”

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confidence: 99%

Willingness of diabetes mellitus patients to use mHealth applications and its associated factors for self-care management in a low-income country: an input for digital health implementation

Walle¹,

Ferede

Shibabaw

et al. 2023

BMJ Health Care Inform

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BackgroundAlthough mHealth applications are becoming more widely available and used, there is no evidence about why people are willing to use them. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the willingness of patients with diabetes to use mHealth applications and associated factors for self-care management in Ethiopia.MethodsAn institutional cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 patients with diabetes. Data were collected using pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Epi Data V.4.6 for entering the data and STATA V.14 for analysing the data were used. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with patient’s willingness to use mobile health applications.ResultsA total of 398 study participants were included in the study. About 284 (71.4%) 95% CI (66.8% to 75.9%)). Of participants were willing to use mobile health applications. Patients below 30 years of age (adjusted OR, AOR 2.21; 95% CI (1.22 to 4.10)), urban residents (AOR 2.12; 95% CI (1.12 to 3.98)), internet access (AOR 3.91; 95% CI (1.31 to 11.5)), favourable attitude (AOR 5.20; 95% CI (2.60 to 10.40)), perceived ease of use (AOR 2.57; 95% CI (1.34 to 4.85)) and perceived usefulness (AOR 4.67; 95% CI (1.95 to 5.77)) were significantly associated with patients’ willingness to use mobile health applications.ConclusionsOverall, diabetes patients’ willingness to use mobile health applications was high. Patients’ age, place of residence, internet access, attitude, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were significant factors concerning their willingness to use mobile health applications. Considering these factors could provide insight for developing and adopting diabetes management applications on mobile devices in Ethiopia.

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“…Health technology has gained popularity within the general population, with more than half of people in the United States reporting use to measure fitness and track health goals [12]. The primary goal of these technologies is to provide measurable feedback to guide behavior change.…”

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confidence: 99%

Leveraging behavioral modification technology for the prevention of kidney stones

Aksenov,

Streeper,

Scales

2023

Current Opinion in Urology

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Purpose of review The purpose of this review is to examine the use of technology to help promote and maintain behaviors that decrease stone recurrence. Recent findings Behavior change is a complex process with various interacting components. Recent developments have sought to utilize technology in combination with behavioral change techniques to promote behavior that lowers stone recurrence risk. Smart water bottles are becoming a popular way to accurately measure fluid intake with variable impact on adherence to the recommended daily fluid intake. Mobile apps have also been explored as a method to improve fluid intake. Interventions that combine smart water bottles, mobile apps, and behavioral change techniques have shown the most promise in promoting increased daily fluid intake. Other technologies, such as smart pill dispensers and hydration monitors, have potential applications in promoting behavioral change for stone disease but have yet to be evaluated for this purpose. Summary There is a limited number of studies exploring technology as a means to promote and maintain behaviors that decrease urinary stone recurrence. Future research is needed to elucidate how to maximize the potential of these technologies and better understand which behavioral change techniques best promote habit formation for the prevention of stones.

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Active Usage of Mobile Health Applications: Cross-sectional Study

Cited by 13 publications

References 70 publications

The Assessment of a Personalized Nutrition Tool (eNutri) in Germany: Pilot Study on Usability Metrics and Users’ Experiences

The Assessment of a Personalized Nutrition Tool (eNutri) in Germany: Pilot Study on Usability Metrics and Users’ Experiences

Willingness of diabetes mellitus patients to use mHealth applications and its associated factors for self-care management in a low-income country: an input for digital health implementation

Leveraging behavioral modification technology for the prevention of kidney stones

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